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https://newrepublic.com/article/179397/evangelical-app-targeting-immigrants-surveillance>
"The future of proselytizing—and surveillance—has arrived. An app called
Bless
Every Home, which has been backed by some of the biggest names in evangelical
circles, is mapping the personal information of immigrants and non-Christians
in a bid to conduct door-to-door religious conversions and “prayerwalking”
rituals through their neighborhoods.
The app boasts influential supporters, including the former leader of the
Southern Baptist Convention, Jim Henry, and controversial Christian
data-harvesting firm Gloo. It puts a lot of features at the fingertips of the
faithful, including the ability to filter whole neighborhoods by religion,
ethnicity, “Hispanic country of origin,” “assimilation,” and whether there are
children living in the household.
Naturally, the app also comes bundled with less attractive bells and whistles,
including a range of serious privacy and data security concerns. Nevertheless,
it highlights how a network of evangelists, determined to bring back the Lord
to an America that has seen Christian beliefs and church attendance steadily
receding, plans to reverse these trends—whether its targets like it or not."
Via Janet Logan, who wrote "This is disturbing."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
